Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-06-30
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DAKOTA ITEMS.

The postot1ice at Liberal, Nelson
county, has been discontinued.
Natural gas, four miles from Fargo,
threw sand and dirt forty feet into the
air.
A six-inch altesian well is to be
bored on the grounds of the Vermillion
university.
So far but one of the jail birds who
took French-leave of the Mitchell taller
has been captured.
a new kind of bug that works on
the growing flax is giving the farmers
OF Brookings county much trouble.
The Sioux reservation Indians are
said to have splendid show for crops
wherever they have attempted to farm.
The camp-meeting of the Seventh
Day Adventists at Mitchell attracted a
great crowd Of curious people on Sun
day.
Sheep shearers get cents per head
on Black Hills ranches, and experts
make from 81 to 81 per day at the
business.
Howard has arrived at the conclusion
that an artesian well is necessary to its
happiness, and efforts will be made to
secure one.
The Missouri river is very high, and
is running bank-full. River men say
it was never so high at this time of the
year as it is now.
The gas well on Fred Coddington,s
farm, near Blunt, still continues to
burn, and better, if. anything, than
when first lighted.
Miss Millie e. Folsom, a near relative
of the presidents young wife, has been
chosen preceptress of the Brookings
agricultural college.
An old soldiers reunion and encamp-
ment will be held at lake Madison on
July IL, 13 and ID, to which all old
| soldiers are invited.
The ordinance in Yankton prohibit
ing the use of fireworks within certain
limits is to be suspended from the
night of July Sd to the morning Of the
9th.
a mortgage has been declared no
good at Glendale because OF usury.
This decision will be followed in the
territorial courts. and will relieve the
oppressed farmers.
The fact is now assured that the
Bismarck and Northwestern road will
lay the track to Leola, a point about
twenty-five miles north of Aberdeen,
in time to haul this falls grain.
The grand lodge of Dakota Masons,
in session at Huron week ago, passed
resolution, denying to any person en-
gagged in retailing liquor admission to
any subordinate lodge in the territory.
An early settlers association has
been organized at Pierre and 26 clti-
zens were found who passed the mem
orable winter of 80, and 81, in Pierre.
All who resided there during the flood
are emitted to membership.
Highmore people are sick of the
Indian racket for Fourth of July
celebration and will not press them in
to service this year. Instead they will
have regular old-fashioned basket
picnic. They have had an Indian
parade for three years in succession.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. G. Ash, old residents
of 9ankton, but who have made Stur-
gis City, ID. T., their home for the past
eight years, have decided to return
''home," and have purchased the Bar
ber residence property on the corner of
Mulberry and Fourth streets, where
they will reside in the future.
The Yankton Loan and Savings bank
has incorporated and will open up its
doors for business in the Wooley block
about July l. The officers of the bank
are A. w. Howard, president; NJ. t.
WooltY, cashier; H. Ellerman, a. w.
Howard. l.. b. French, Il. G. Smith
and III. 4. Wooley, directors.
The Ds,kota Sun, of RedIield. has
ceased to exist, The publication OF its